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  • A gem in Tacoma, WA!!

    Hi All,

    I would like to recommend Dr. Paul Williams, O.D. in Tacoma, WA for any of you dry eye sufferers living in the Puget Sound region.

    This is what I like about him:
    • He was able to diagnose specifically what is causing my dryness
    • He can really explain tear film physiology and make it easy for the patient to understand the issues
    • He thoroughly answers all of my questions
    • He spends lots of time with me
    • He addresses my concerns as valid concerns and doesn't blow them off
    • He has provided a solid treatment plan
    • He gives me hope!!


    Just a tip - a few days before my first visit I emailed him my "Eye Resume" giving him a history of my problem, current and past treatments and questions/concerns. He really appreciated this and it helped him prepare for our first appointment. He really did some research!

    On our second visit, I sent him an updated list of symptoms, how I was doing with each treatment and all of my questions and concerns (thanks for the tip Rebecca!! ). It made our visit go really well AND he really, really appreciated it!! He addressed every single bulleted item on my list and the list was 1 1/2 pages long!! I walked away with every single question answered, improvement in my tear film and hope for the future.

    He has encouraged me to do the same with future visits.

    If you would like more information, please feel free to pm me!!

    MDE

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    Sounds like you found a gem indeed! Did he do any testing specifically for the DES?
    Every day with DES is like a box of chocolates...You never know what you're going to get.

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    • #3
      Hi Kitty,

      I thought you might be interested in this post!!

      He was very thorough in diagnosing my dry eyes. He did a TBUT (which, IMO, is totally subjective) and he spent a long time looking at my skin under a special light (looking for roscea I imagine).

      In short, he did the most thorough dry eye exam I have had. He did not do a schirmer, as most docs don't these days.

      He is worth a try if you are suffering.

      MDE

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      • #4
        Dr. Williams is very highly regarded in the profession and today I finally got to find out why, during a first visit to get some help with a nasty stubborn inflammation I've been struggling with in my left eye the last couple of weeks.

        He is extremely knowledgeable and an excellent resource for people like us. The visit (and the condition that prompted it...) really brought me slap up against what I've been conscientiously ignoring for a long time... that I've been neglecting my eyes. Apparently my dry eyes need treatment . I've got gpc, conjunctival staining and a little spk but most of all my eye hurts like the dickens. It took a week and a half of not being able to wear my left scleral (bearing in mind I need that lens for vision) to scare me into seeing a doctor. $170 worth of Rx's later, I hope relief is in store shortly.

        Anyway, he's a treasure. Among other things I learned a lot about plugs that I didn't know, and might even have some dissolving ones somewhere in my future.
        Rebecca Petris
        The Dry Eye Foundation
        dryeyefoundation.org
        800-484-0244

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        • #5
          Which Dr Paul Williams???

          Are you folks referring to the Dr Paul A Williams OD in Tacoma in Parkland/Spanaway or Dr Paul (NMI) Williams in Tacoma at 1708 So Yakima Street?

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          • #6
            www.parklandeye.com
            Rebecca Petris
            The Dry Eye Foundation
            dryeyefoundation.org
            800-484-0244

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